Taiwan: A Brief History

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TAIWAN 1895: Ceded to Empire of Japan 1945: Freed from Japan.Truce declared between KMT and CPC.Taiwan's position unclear. 1949: Republic of China lost mainland China in Chinese Civil War against Communist Party 1946: War of Liberation between KMT & CPC. Oct 1, 1949:Mao proclaims People's Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and nationalists retreat to island of Taiwan and continued to assert his government as the sole legitimate authority in China